Uniden Bearcat BC 760XLT scanner no audio repair

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  • CapLeaker
    Leaking Member
    • Dec 2014
    • 8327
    • Canada

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    Uniden Bearcat BC 760XLT scanner no audio repair

    Got today two Uniden BC 760XLT vintage scanners in for repair.
    Complaint: extremely weak / no audio.

    IC5 TDA1905 is the audio IC. Replace 4 electrolytic capacitors that are in a row next to the audio IC. See picture. When you are at it, change the capacitor for the 8V (7808) as well.

    Easy Saturday evening fix. Time for more
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  • eccerr0r
    Solder Sloth
    • Nov 2012
    • 8701
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Uniden Bearcat BC 760XLT scanner no audio repair

    don't cha love ezpz repairs with schematics...

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    • CapLeaker
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      • Dec 2014
      • 8327
      • Canada

      #3
      Re: Uniden Bearcat BC 760XLT scanner no audio repair

      I agree eccerr0r. Was a perfect Saturday evening repair after a hard week at work. Not complicated, straight forward and schematics to boot. It’s nice to catch a break like that once in a while. Lately it has been everything else but RF and audio to fix.

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 31199
        • Albion

        #4
        Re: Uniden Bearcat BC 760XLT scanner no audio repair

        you ever see the backlight fail?

        i had a light like that on my tuner fail once - replaced it with one intended for a vcr deck.

        cant do that now, so i'd have to find another way - maybe an led of some type and a defuser.

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        • CapLeaker
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          • Dec 2014
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          Re: Uniden Bearcat BC 760XLT scanner no audio repair

          Originally posted by stj
          you ever see the backlight fail?

          i had a light like that on my tuner fail once - replaced it with one intended for a vcr deck.

          cant do that now, so i'd have to find another way - maybe an led of some type and a defuser.
          Yes, I did. It's just a small bulb. If it would be mine, I'd convert it over to LED. There are some diffused, milky square (cube style) LED's that I use for something like this. They diffuse really well behind displays. Got those from Digi-Key a while back. Then I use a LED driver like an NSI45020 or an AL5809.
          Last edited by CapLeaker; 05-15-2022, 08:03 AM.

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